publicity

pub·lic·i·ty

P0644300 (pŭ-blĭs′ĭ-tē)n.1. a. Public interest, notice, or notoriety generated or gained by disseminating information through various media: The book has received widespread publicity.b. The act, process, or occupation of disseminating information to gain public interest: the company's ongoing publicity of its new product; has a job in publicity.c. Information about someone or something that is disseminated through various media to attract public notice: The publicity that went out about the film was not very exciting.2. Archaic The condition of being public.

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[French publicité, from public, public, from Old French; see public.]

publicity

(pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ) n1. (Marketing) a. the technique or process of attracting public attention to people, products, etc, as by the use of the mass mediab. (as modifier): a publicity agent. 2. (Marketing) public interest resulting from information supplied by such a technique or process3. (Marketing) information used to draw public attention to people, products, etc4. the state of being public[C18: via French from Medieval Latin pūblicitās; see public]

pub•lic•i•ty

(pʌˈblɪs ɪ ti)

n. 1. extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication. 2. public notice so gained. 3. the technique, process, or business of securing public notice. 4. information, articles, or advertisements issued to secure public notice or attention. 5. the state of being public, or open to general observation or knowledge. [1785–95; < French publicité < Medieval Latin pūblicitās. See public, -ity]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	publicity - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"promotion, promotional material, packagingmarketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutbuildup - highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"public relations, PR - a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institutionblurb, endorsement, indorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug - blatant or sensational promotionsales pitch, sales talk, pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstrationad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or servicesales promotion - promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
	2.	publicity - the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

publicity

noun1. advertising, press, promotion, hype, boost, build-up, plug (informal), puff, ballyhoo (informal), puffery (informal), boosterism Much advance publicity was given to the talks.2. attention, exposure, fame, celebrity, fuss, public interest, limelight, notoriety, media attention, renown, public notice The case has generated enormous publicity.Quotations
"All publicity is good, except an obituary notice" [Brendan Behan]

publicity

noun1. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, promotion, puffery.Informal: pitch, plug.Slang: hype.2. The act or profession of promoting something, as a product:advertising, promotion.

Translations

宣传宣扬广告

public

(ˈpablik) adjective of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general. a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer. 公共的，公眾的 公共的，公众的 ˈpublicly adverb 當眾，公開地 当众，公开地 puˈblicity (-ˈblisə-) noun1. advertising. There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking. 廣告，宣傳 广告，宣传 2. the state of being widely known. Film stars usually like publicity. 宣揚 宣扬ˈpublicize, ˈpublicise (-saiz) verb to make widely known; to advertise. We are publicizing a new product. 為...作廣告宣傳 为...作广告宣传public holiday a day on which all (or most) shops, offices and factories are closed for a holiday. 國定假日 公休日public house (usually abbreviated to pub (pab) ) a house where alcoholic drinks are sold to the public. 小酒館，客棧 小酒店，客栈 public relations (also PR) the attitude, understanding etc between a firm, government etc and the public. 公共關係 公共关系ˌpublic ˈservice anˌnouncement noun (especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public. 公共服務公告(尤在美國，在電視或電台上公告，係提供給大眾的一項服務) 公共事业告示public spirit a desire to do things for the good of the community. 為公精神 为公精神ˌpublic-ˈspirited adjective 熱心公益的 热心公益的public transport the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public. 大眾交通工具 公共交通工具in public in front of other people, not in private. They are always quarrelling in public. 當眾，公開地 当众，公开地 the public people in general. This swimming pool is open to the public every day. 公眾 公众public opinion poll a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people. 民意測驗 民意测验

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the public is singular: The public is entitled to know the facts .

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